South African cloud services provider (CSP) Syrex is working closely with Microsoft South Africa to provide local organizations with a more secure way of managing the security of their remote work environments. “The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant lockdown have caught many decision-makers off guard. Rushing to implement remote working practices

WhatsApp has revealed another feature of theirs that permits clients to rapidly twofold check the accuracy of a sent message, particularly one that has been forwarded. As indicated by the official report, this element accompanies an amplifying glass button before any common message conveying a connection. Tapping the catch sidetracks

Smile Nigeria has introduced its first passage level double SIM cell phone with 4G and LTE capacities. The telco says that it trusts this will give shoppers access to their system at a more reasonable rate. The SmileVoLTE double SIM cell phone is “Google affirmed and fabricated in association with

Capitec has uncovered that its new banking application has reached the #1 spot on both the South African Google Play and Apple application store graphs. It as of now move in front of Zoom, Whatsapp Courier, Tik Tok, and Facebook. Their computerized financial administrations are the most broadly utilized in

Enygma Ventures’ subfund, Shift, has opened applications for the second round of funding for entrepreneurs and innovators in Africa who have existing businesses or new business ideas. The Shift Fund which was launched in April this year through a partnership between Enygma Ventures and Startup Circles. The new fund came

Microsoft South Africa has committed an amount of R40-million in South Africa’s agriculture sector, which is the country’s key player driving growth and job creation. According to the news put out on their site, Microsoft SA will work closely with local tech companies to create innovative solutions to

Telecommunications Company, MTN Group is rolling out an application programming interface (API) marketplace for software developers. The API marketplace which is dubbed Chenosis will enable developers and businesses to discover and subscribe to open APIs. In a statement, MTN said, “Chenosis will enable developers to tap into a broad spectrum

Microsoft Managed Partners SilverBridge and DocFusion have entered into a strategic alliance that sees the DocFusion document generation solution integrated into the SilverBridge digital insurance suite, enhancing the digital offering for customers in the insurance industry. SilverBridge’s focus is on modernising core applications and the digitalisation of processes in

South Africa’s telecom operator Telkom is entering into the financial services market as part of its strategy to continue to diversify its income streams beyond the fixed-line business. The mobile operator company hopes to Target about 11 million South Africans who do not have bank accounts to offer lending

South Africa-based business accelerator, Grindstone has rolled out early-stage venture capital fund dubbed, Grindstone Ventures that grants equity funding to its cohort companies. Grindstone Accelerator is a structured entrepreneurship development programme which is owned by both venture capital fund manager Knife Capital and market access specialist Thinkroom Consulting. The programme

Nigerian print-on-request startup, Kiakiaprint has taken its business worldwide with its association with online structure and distributing organization, Canva. According to the report, this is Canva’s first association with an African print-on-request organization. What’s more, it comes a month after the $6 billion organization raised $60 million and

CARMA, a Kenyan-based credit data marketplace, has signed an agreement to begin operations in Zambia. CARMA grants lending companies access to real-time credit data on a peer-to-peer basis via a pay-as-you-go service. Even though the CARMA’s headquarters is in Nairobi, the initial launch will take place in Zambia, where

South African digital bank, Capitec is rolling an eSignature capability, by means of a biometric fingerprint. Capitec claims to be the first South African bank to introduce a legally compliant e-signature which complies with Section 13 of the South African Electronic Communications and Transactions (ECT) Act of 2002, in that:

Gozem, a Togolese ride-hailing company, has rolled out a new e-commerce delivery service that enables users to order groceries, gas canisters, and other essential items in Togo and Benin. The service comes at a time to help people have to practice social distancing measures to reduce the spread of the

First National Bank (FNB) is launching virtual cards for individual customers and businesses across Debit, Fusion, and Credit Cards. The digital card solution built into Android and iOS which will facilitate both online and physical payments safer and more convenient. According to FNB executives, the Virtual Card will be rolled

Ghana Startup Network in collaboration with Arielle for Africa(Kenya) is organizing a 3-week part webinar for women entrepreneurs dubbed, “EMPOWER HER” in August. The program aims to empower and equip women entrepreneurs with the industrial knowledge to dominate the African and global entrepreneurial economic landscape. With the mission to

Egyptian furniture and home accessories startup, Drowzy has received a raised six-figure (USD) in an investment round from a UAE-based ‘strategic angel investor’. The identity of the angel investor was not disclosed however, the investment would be more than $100k. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Drowzy, Alaa Khalil said, “We’

Social media Giant, Facebook Inc is rolling out a feature to allow users to broadcast live video call with up to 50 people. According to the company, users can invite people to join “Messenger Rooms”, including those who do not have a Facebook account, for group video calls, and then

Airtel Africa has joined forces with Mukuru to enable Mukuru customers to send cross-border transfers directly to Airtel Money customer wallets in 12 African countries. This partnership will benefit customers in making intra-Africa payments from Southern Africa where Mukuru has a leading presence. Also, Customers will not go physically to

Sony Gadgets has propelled the most recent expansion to its wireless item extend. The new earbuds are supposed to be intended to give the ideal, bother free music listening experience for individuals in a hurry. The earbud’s Bluetooth innovation expels the requirement for wired associations for usability while the

Telkom, a South African Telecommunications Company, is upgrading from copper-based internet to new-generation fibre technology. The upgrade applies to all customers living in fibre-ready regions around the country where the current DSL infrastructure overlaps with the Fibre To The Home (FTTH) footprint. Telkom stated that fibre promises a significant improvement

Corpreneur, a Nigerian startup is on the verge to make Nigerian millennials have more to spare when it comes to savings. Like other advanced reserve funds stages, Corpreneur amasses reserve funds which it gives to its Speculation Accomplices who contribute at more significant yields. Between 10-12.5% rate of (return